Custom A/C lines.

[mazur]

It's starting to get hot here in AZ and need some lines.

Is it cost affective to get the Zionsville kit or could I save a bundle going to a shop to get some custom ones made?

Also, my E30 is a 1990. Did those come originally with R12 or R134a?

[BeirBrennerE30]

its give or take... the zion lines are actually fairly priced unlike the rest of their stuff.

eventually im gonna give those aeroquip soft ac lines a try

[asubimmer]

can't you use the 318is lines? I thought I heard that on the boards. Find out cause I have some if you need em ;)

[iflytii]

I've got a set of Zionsville lines along with a bunch of new parts I never got around to installing before turning my car into a dedicated racer.

New dryer, evaporator and condenser, all r134a. The dryer was part of the 134r conversion kit from bavauto which includes the new stickers and a handful of gaskets. The condenser was modified to accept a spal 16" pusher fan instead of the stock e30 aux fan. Zionsville custom lines, a good compressor, new (1000 miles) belt, and all the other bits and pieces to make the system complete.

Haven't decided if I want to sell it as a complete kit or part everything out. If your interested shoot me a PM.

[Mr.SWISS]

HEy Bob I had a place named Cherokee supply make my hoses using the old ends and it only cost $25 for each! I was wondering what refrigerant I should run? I ideally would like to only switch the drier and flush it. 12???134A??? Freeze12

If you got some time at the meet I want to pick your brain about my engine and it's poor behavior

[So Live]

Any one know how much pressure these lines have to deal with?

[So Live]

nobody knows what psi the system gets to?

[Mr.SWISS]

nobody knows what psi the system gets to?

The cheapy gauge I have has zones(low,safe,danger) instead of PSI.

[So Live]

Lol, thanks anyway?

[Mr.SWISS]

Lol, thanks anyway?

The drier has a high and low pressure switch so it doesn't get too full or low. I would just put 2 1/2 cans in it.

[So Live]

thats not why i was asking. i was asking because im making custom lines myself and was wondering what they should be able to handle psi wise. A dude one BF said around 300psi. sound right?

[Mr.SWISS]

thats not why i was asking. i was asking because im making custom lines myself and was wondering what they should be able to handle psi wise. A dude one BF said around 300psi. sound right?

Meh even on the high side that is a tad much. 240-270 more like it. but that is not what you fill it to. The system has a high side and a low side, you fill on the low side to a specified capacity, not to a PSI level. I personally am not going to fill over the spec on the E30 system so I don't put undue stress on the components. (everything but comp is still e30 remember)

[So Live]

Cool, i gotcha. That guy said at most 300 so that sounds like a good MAX rating to me. Im pretty pumped to have a/c. Itll be the first time this car has seen a/c in at least a few years :)

[trent]

I ran R134 in my car and it works fine gets probably 90-95% cold as R12 cars.